{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2252","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2252,"title":"North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000482","fullName":"Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]","party":"R","state":"ND","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-20","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Indian lands and resources rights","Intergovernmental relations","Land transfers","North Dakota"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3567-3569)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3567-3569)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2252.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3567-3570)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-02","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-581.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-581.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill allows North Dakota to exchange certain state land grant parcels (e.g., lands&nbsp;granted to North Dakota by Congress when it became a state) located wholly or partially within an Indian reservation for certain federal land of substantially equivalent value. North Dakota manages oil, gas, and agriculture leases on state land grant parcels to generate revenue for education and other public benefits. However, tribal reservations were created on state land grant parcels and reduced the amount of land available for revenue generation. </p><p>Specifically, the bill allows the North Dakota Board of University and School Lands to exchange with the Department of the&nbsp;Interior state land grant parcels located wholly or partially within tribal reservations for certain public land in North Dakota administered by the Bureau of Land Management.&nbsp;Upon the request of a tribe, Interior must hold exchanged land within the tribe's reservation in trust on behalf of the tribe.</p><p>Further, the bill provides for the continuation of active&nbsp;grazing operations on land exchanged under this bill.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-11T23:41:26Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":550,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:21:04.979Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=North%20Dakota%20Trust%20Lands%20Completion%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}